Cooper vs Kongo

Who won Cooper vs Kongo?

Owen Cooper beat Chris Kongo by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 10th, 2025, at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94 in favor of winner Owen Cooper.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Cacace beating Leigh Wood. Also on the undercard Troy Jones lost to Ezra Taylor, and Liam Davies defeated Kurt Walker.

Cooper vs Kongo stats

Owen Cooper stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Kongo made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kongo had a slight advantage in power over Cooper, with a 41% knockout percentage compared to Cooper's 40%.

Owen Cooper was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cooper.

Both Owen Cooper and Chris Kongo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cooper was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 1 month later than Kongo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 42 fewer professional rounds, totaling 73 compared to Kongo's 115.

Cooper vs Kongo form

Chris Kongo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jacob Quinn on September 18, 2024, by points in the 6th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Florian Marku on March 31, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ekow Essuman on January 21, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Sebastian Formella on June 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.

He had lost to Michael McKinson on March 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Activity check

Cooper's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

Kongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Cooper vs Kongo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cooper vs Kongo?

Cooper vs Kongo was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Cooper vs Kongo?

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